Vern Schroyer of Mercer Landmark works at his desk Friday at the Mercer Landmark branch on Market Street in Celina. Local elevators, which buy grain from farmers, are being squeezed by the ongoing credit crunch, high costs and high market prices.

Rising grain prices, increasing costs and the ongoing credit crunch are forcing elevators to shorten the amount of time they allow farmers to cash in on current high market prices.
In a normal year, farmers could enter into for . . .